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Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
Educational and certification requirements for registered nurses and nurse practitioners are not uniform. As our paper indicated, nurse practitioners are licensed registered nurses with advanced education ranging from 9 to 24 months of supervised clinical training, generally leading to a Master’s degree. However, as Maffie-Lee and colleagues indicate, many nurses obtain advanced training to become […]
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Recognizing Nursing’s Independent License: Prescriptive Authority for APNs
A landmark study, published in the Yale Journal on Regulation by Yale Law School Dean Barbara J. Safriet, addresses the cost effectiveness and quality of advanced practice nurses: “Since the productivity of [APNs] has been demonstrated by the fact that they can provide equal care for a full range of health services traditionally provided by […]
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EverCare Nurse Practitioner Practice Activities: Similarities and Differences across Five Sites
Purpose: To examine the similarities and differences in the performance and frequency of performance of EverCare nurse practitioner (NP) practice activities at demonstration sites in five states. This study builds upon a previous study in which the development and testing of the EverCare Nurse Practitioner Role and Activity Scale (ENPRAS) was conducted. Data sources: A Background Data […]
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Creating an Organizational Model to Support Advanced Practice
The growing number of advanced practice providers in hospital systems has necessitated the establishment of centralized coordinating centers to manage core functions related to regulatory requirements and credentialing and to provide resources for research and evidence-based practice and practice model innovation. The Margaret D. Sovie Center for Advanced Practice was created at the University of […]
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A Comparative Study of Nursing Home Resident Outcomes Between Care Provided by Nurse Practitioners/Physicians Versus Physicians Only
Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine if outcomes of care for nursing home residents differ between two groups of providers: nurse practitioners/physicians and physicians only. Design: We conducted a retrospective chart review covering the 12-month period from September 1, 1997, until August 31, 1998. Setting: We studied eight nursing homes in central Texas. Participants: Two hundred […]
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The Future of Nurse Practitioner Practice: A World of Opportunity
Health care around the world is transforming at a rate and in ways never seen previously. Nurses should be leading change and advancing health in an increasingly complex health system, according to the United States’ Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2011 report, The Future of Nursing. The IOM report indicates “advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) should […]
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Women and their Health Care Providers: A Matter of Communication / Patient Education: The Role of the Physician Assistant and the Other Allied Health Professionals
The physician assistant (PA) has been on the leading edge in the development of midlevel health providers since the 1960s. As an allied health professional, PAs, along with nurse practitioners, midwives, nurse anesthetists, and others, emphasize patient education. Oftentimes, patient education can be introduced in the academic setting, but true learning comes with experience as […]
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Residents’ Clinical Questions: How are they Answered and are the Answers Helpful?
Objective: To assess residents’ clinical questions, where they get their answers, the utility of those answers, and if an evidence-based medicine (EBM) workshop improves the use of evidence-based electronic resources. Design: Prospective observational cohort study. Setting: Urban family medicine teaching clinics in Edmonton, Alta, in 2007. Participants: First- and second-year family medicine residents training in the family medicine teaching […]
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